Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 14793, Edmund Glover, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Glover, Edmund Margaret
W 14793
CONTENTS

Massachusetts L 239
Margaret Glover, widow of Edmund Glover,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 24 th March 1803, of Essex Mass at the rate of 50 per who was a P er in the Army commanded by Captain Glover of the Reg t commanded by Glover in the Mass t time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Sept r 39, and sent to and Nat Gregory, Beverly, Mass t
Arrears to the 14th of Sept r - $ 280.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00
$ 320.00
{ Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by A Burdick Clerk Book A Vol. 15 Page 91

Margaret Glover 3499
wid of Edmund
Mass.
act 9 July 38
75 ————— 8mo
76 ————— 12.
enrol 13 Reg 21 July
77. 3yr. dieth 2 mo 14
15 May 78 —
admt
2 yrs pri.
80
See roll in the papers of Margaret Savage in a Mass. admt July 7 1838
No deduction
Is Gregory Esq Beverly Mass.

State of Massachusetts, County of Essex - - - } ss. Marblehead.
On this thirtieth Day of August, A. D. 1838 personally appeared before me, David Cummins Esquire a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, & a Court of Record, within & for the said State & County, Margaret Glover, a resident of said Marblehead, aged nearly Eighty-one years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, & from the best of her knowledge & belief, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows", passed July 7th 1838; That she is the widow of Edmund Glover, who was a Private in the Company of John Glover junior of the 20 th Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover in the War of the Revolution; that the said Edmund Glover was a resident of said Marblehead at the time of his enlistment; that he enlisted in said Corps & in said town in the eight months' service on the first day of May A. D. 1775; that he continued doing his duty in & about said Marblehead until the 22 nd Day of June following; that he then marched with said Regiment to Cambridge, near Boston & joined the American Army Stationed there under the command of Gen. Ward. That in a short time after General Washington arrived, took the command; that her said husband continued in said Regiment doing his duty at said Cambridge & around said Boston until the thirty-first Day of December following, when the term of service having expired, said Regiment was discharged.

Having expired, said Regiment was discharged.
The further declares that her said husband again immediately entered the service, either as a Private or Noncommissioned officer, & volunteer at said Cambridge, & on or about the first day of January A.D. 1776. enlisted into the company of Capt _____ of the 14th Regiment of the Continental Army, Massachusetts Line, commanded by the aforesaid Colonel John Glover - for the term of one year : that soon after his enlistment he marched with said Regiment to Beverly in the said County of Essex, where said Regiment was ordered to take up its quarters, as a Marine Regt. for the purpose of guarding the Port & the large amount of goods captured by the State & Continental Privates & carried in there - to recruit more men, & also to furnish crews to such of said Privates as were in want of them from its ranks: that some time in the course of the summer of that year said Regiment was ordered to march & join the Army at New York: that her said husband accordingly marched with said Regiment to Norwich in the State of Connecticut, & proceeded thence by water through Long Island Sound to New York City & landed there: that said Regiment continued in & about said City doing Garrison duty from time to time, & in the course of that time assisted in ferrying over the American Army across the Sound in its retreat after the Battle of Long Island: that said Regiment continued there until the capture of the City, when they retreated to or near White Plains: that they had Skirmishing with the enemy at said White Plains, & that

her said husband continued with said Regiment at about said White Plains, & in the Jerseys, until they went into Winter Quarters, at a place called Fresh Kill, on the East Bank of the Hudson River, in the State of New York, & then continued until the last day of said year, when the term of enlistment having expired said Regiment was discharged.
She further Declares that at or about this period said Colonel John Glover was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Continental Army, & that her said husband (who was a Nephew to him) was then promoted to the rank of a Commissioned Officer, & served with his said Uncle in the capacity of Aid de camp, & as long as he the said General was attached to the Army: that he was in several battles with said General, & in one of said Battles had his horse killed under him & received a severe wound in the arm from a musket ball, which troubled him much through life afterwards: that she has frequently heard her said husband relate the particulars of said battle the facts & circumstances of his being wounded but that she has forgotten all the particulars except what she has herein stated: that she cannot tell how long her said husband served in his said capacity of Aid de camp, but that from the best of her knowledge & belief it was not less than two full years, & that he was then permitted honorably to retire from the Army.
She further Declares that she has no documentary evidence of the services of her late husband, & knows of no person

from the army.
The further declares that she has no documentary evidence of the said service of her late husband, & knows of no person whose testimony she can procure to prove it, & that she begs to refer to the record of the service of said General John Glover in the Continental Army, Massachusetts Line, understood to be in the War Department, Washington, for proof of the two last periods of her said husband's service, in said 14th Regiment, & with the said General Glover in the capacity of Aid De camp aforesaid.
She further declares that she was married to the said Edmund Glover on the sixteenth day of March, in the year seventeen hundred & seventy-nine: That her husband the aforesaid Edmund Glover died in Boston, aforesaid, March twenty-first, A. D. 1803, & that she has remained a widow ever since his death: That she was not married to him before the prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred & ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witness
Cummings James Gregory
Margaret her Glover mark
Known to & subscribed on the day & year above written - the said applicant being unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in Court. Before me;
David Cummings

Extract from the Records of Marriages in the Town of Marblehead, County of Essex, State of Massachusetts.
Seventeen hundred Seventy nine March Sixteenth Mr Edmund Glover and Miss Margaret Neal both of this Town
I certify that the above is a true extract from the Records, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures as follows viz 1779 March 16.
Rich d Homan
I, Richard Homan, above named, depose & say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Marblehead, County & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town, with the exception above named, as certified by me Rich d Homan Clerk of the Town of Marblehead
Essex ss.
Marblehead September 13th 1838
Then personally appeared Richard Homan, a credible witness & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
James Gregory, J. of the Peace.
I, William Harris jr., of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, & State of Massachusetts, do on my oath testify & declare, that I am in the Seventieth year of my age: that I was too young to perform any service at the commencement of the Revolutionary War: that I went one long cruise of thirteen months duration in the Private Armed Ship Buchanear, of Beverly, out of said Beverly & the Port of L'Orient, in France in the year 1782-3, & returned from said Beverly in one of the seventeen Prizes we took on said cruise, after the news of Peace arrived, in 1783: that

I was well acquainted with many Marbleheadmen who performed service of various kinds in the War of the Revolution, & among the rest I was well acquainted with Edmund Glover, the late husband of Margaret Glover, who is understood to have signed the Declaration hereon, & I have always understood & believed that said Edmund Glover belonged to the Regiment of Colonel John Glover in the said war (of the Revolution), & was also in much Private Service in said war after his said Army service, but I cannot swear positively to the particulars of it, as I was never with him in said war myself. Said Edmund Glover - who was a Nephew of said Colonel John Glover - died in Boston, in this State, many years ago, & I have no doubt he died at the time his said widow has herein declared. I have known said Margaret his widow - whose maiden name was Neal, for many years & I well know that she is now a widow, & has remained a widow, ever since the death of her said late husband - the aforesaid Edmund Glover.
William Harris Jr
Witnessed by, The word "for many years" first intitled before signing.
Saml. Avery J. Gregory
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. Marblehead October 26th, 1888. County of Essex - - - - -
Then personally appeared the above named William Harris Jr - a credible & undoubted witness, & made solemn oath, in due form of Law, that the above affidavit, by him in my presence subscribed, is in all respects true.
Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14793
Margaret Glover Widow of Edmund Glover Prov. Mass Line
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Margaret Glover wid of Edm d Mass.
Act 7 July 1838
In letter to Jas Gregory 24 May 1839 do Sept. 2 d 39

Edmund Glover d 1803 Marblehead Margaret (M. '79 v '75 8 mo fr Mr Glover fr v Jan 7/6 12 " " Col Glover 14th Regt. 24 aid to Genl Glover
30/200 6 2/3 8.48 5/3 186 20 14.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. David Cummings is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. That
James Gregory Esquire, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
November 28 , A. D. 1838.
John Prince Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, November 24 th 1828
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Edmund Glover of Marblehead as a Private, is borne on a Muster Roll of the Company Commanded by Captain John Glover. Col d John Glover's Regiment, where it appears he rendered Service 3 Months = 8 days. viz. from May 1 st to 1 st August. 1775.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Bigelow Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Glocester
Small Ms.
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

Marblehead September 7th 1889.
Honored Sir:
I have received your favor of the 2 d inst. setting forth that you had not been able to find any proof of the service of Edmund Glover - the late husband of Margaret Glover - an applicant for the benefit of the Act of July 7th 1838 - as an Aid De Camp of the late General Glover among the Massachusetts Rolls in your Office, & offering to allow the widow for 20 months service as a Private - if she should so elect.
In answer, I would observe, that since the widow made her Declaration I have received information from various sources which give me strong ground to believe that Glover's service, after '75, was altogether as either a Drummer or Non Commissioned officer . He is put down on the copy of the Roll forwarded as having received 40 more advance pay than a Private; & I find among the town papers a receipt given by him, dated May 25th 1877 for a bounty of fourteen pounds for his "enlisting as a soldier in the Army". I have no doubt his name will be found in & among the Rolls of Glover's Brigade for the 3 years' service - to wit, from '77 to '80. Should it not be so found I am directed to solicit the Certificate offered.
I am very respectfully Your Honor's obl. servt.
James L. Edwards Esq. C. of Pensions Washington D.C.
James Gregory
13 Sept W. H. G. wrote Capt Alexander 21 July 77 Discharged 15 May 78
I wish to observe that several letters which I have lately received from Gen. Hovey have been omitted in the Appendix to the 2 d inst. of the Roll of Service. I have no record of them.

Marblehead, Aug 12th, 1839.
Honored Sir:
In your favor of the 24th of May last relative to the claims of Margaret Savage, widow of John Savage, Margaret Glover, widow of Edmund Glover, Lydia Grant, widow of Thomas Grant, it is stated first that "the name of John Savage is not found on Capt Selman's Roll of 1775."
There must be some mistake here relative to Savage's services in Selman's Comp, or the Roll your Honor has is not a true copy with the original one at our State House. The Certificate of the service of Savage as found on the latter Roll for 1775, is forwarded herewith.
With reference to the services of Savage, Glover & Grant in the second year of the War - in Glover's Regiment for 1776, it is stated in your said favor that "No evidence of this service is found in this office. Proof will therefore be required."
In the case of the widow of Thomas Grant you will have  have observed that Joseph Cloutman, a Constable of this town, a respectable man, testified positively to Grant's services, as a soldier, in the company of his father, Capt. Thomas Grant, for that year; & it is presumed that this proof would have been satisfactory if the Department had been in possession of the Record to test it by.
There is not one soul living in this town who served in Glover's Regiment for that year - 1776, & not half a dozen that I have been able to

to find in the surrounding country, & then last cannot recollect the names of - scarce any one - except their own immediate mess-mates.
I have however found among the few books & papers of General Glover remaining in the hands of his grandchildren in this town, the names of all the Commissioned Officers that belonged to his Regiment for that year - 1776 - & Skeleton Rolls of part of the eight companies which composed the Regiment. The few papers of the General remaining with his descendants are esteemed absolutely invaluable by them, & they will not therefore consent to forwarding them, or any of them, to Washington, unless they can be fully assured of their return .
Under these circumstances I have been permitted to take a copy of such names as are found recorded as belonging to Grants Company, together with the affidavit of the granddau. of the General in whose possession they are relative to their identity & truth.
The Rolls referred to are contained in a quarts book of some hundred or more pages, & it also contains copies of many original letters understood to be in the hand writing of the General himself - to & from his companions in arms, (I believe General Washington himself is one,) & his friends & members of the "Committee of Safety."
The names of the late husbands of Margaret Savage Edmund  Edmund Glover & Lydia Grant will be found on the sworn copy now forwarded. Edmund Glover & Thomas Grant (the latter son to the Capt. of the same name) are put down, as you will observe, as having received four shillings more advance pay than the others, &

& this seems to agree with the fact that they are both understood to have understood to have served as musicians for that year.
It is true the precise year of the service is not mentioned on the Roll, but it is certain that the officers named are those that served with the General for that year-1776. He afterwards commanded a Brigade all the War.
The widow of one of the Captains, Moses Brown, is an applicant for the benefit of the law of July 7th '38. & it is understood that the Roll of her late husband's Company, & his commission have been forwarded to your Honor's Office. In proof that the service referred to was in '76, & that it was the "14th Regt." I beg to refer to the papers filed in her case.
The claims of these aged Ladies will probably have to stand or fall upon the proof heretofore & now presented.
I am, very respectfully, Your Honor's O.M. Servt. James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.